4IDITIOR • Energy crisis: 'Don't rain on my parade' This year's Phi Psi 500 motorcade almost wasn't, but thanks . to long time State College tradition, it will be. The one-mile motorcade, a recent addition to the usual Phi Psi chugging marathon, needed a parade permit from the State College Municipal Council. Councilman Allen-1. Patterson objected to the parade as a waste of energy. "As a symbolic act, I think the Borough shouldn't foster motor- cades," he said. - But the motorcade was saved by the annual Alpha , Fire Company parade. Several council members Oh, well, We'll get 'em next year Penn State has hit the pages of Genesis Magazine again. ~ Genesis rated Penn State the seventh sexiest college in the nation. Fellow state - related Temple, University only ranked 11th. California State University at Long Beach was first. Temple did, however, beat out Penn State in one category group Easter gift giving: it's "A . living gift will be loved and i cherished for years." At least that's what an Easter ad for Ballenger's pet and Hobby - Rama claims. But if you were thinking of small fluffy bunny rabbits or maybe a couple chicks think again. Before it's too late, Register to vote Today is the last day to register to vote in the HUB basement. If you miss that, you can still register by postcard before April 18. Postcards can be obtained in the USG office in 225 HUB. To vote in the primary elections, May 17, the voter must register with a party. Weather A pleasant Easter weekend is in store weatherwise, with a moderating trend in the temperature beginning tomorrow. Today will be partly sunny, breezy and chilly, with a high of 41. Tonight should be clear and frosty with a low of 22. Bright sun shine will pupil the mercury up to 50 tomorrow and near 60 on Sunday. 2nd rape in 2 weeks occurs .. Ca Iton restaurant reviewed Living Page: patches and ice Nittany Relays preview .... Specialized book clubs Borough council candidates Sills to star as Artists Series 'loss leader Lesser-known By KATHLEEN PAVELKO Collegian Staff Writer On April 6, 1979, Beverly Sills, of the New York City Opera, will give a recital at the University. The audience will no doubt be, enthralled, the critics pleased. Sills will be paid more than $12,000 for her one evening's performance and the Artists Series will have completed nearly two years of work in arranging it. The Artists Series is able to offer performances by a few highly-paid, well-known artists each year for the same reason a supermarket can offer a single item at an extremely low price: both the well-known artist and the supermarket item 'are "loss leaders." A "loss leader" artist like Beverly Sills would be too expensive for the Artists Series to afford as a single performer; her fee is too high for the series to pay without raising ticket prices to New York City levels. But because Sills is part of a larger series which also includes performers charging lower fees, these other artists in effect subsidize Sills. M a result, the Artists Series can both afford Beverly Sills and offer other excellent, but less highly-paid performers at ticket prices below big-city levels. Maintaining a balance between the "big names" audiences expect and low ticket prices they demand is a continuing task of the Artists Series. Series Manager Nina Brown says that if the Series were to offer more "big-name" artists, but fewer total artists, ticket prices would be sure to increase. - "This system exposes more people to excellent, but lesser-known artists who might not otherwise come to the attention of our audiences," Brown said. "We want to offer an artists series, not a popularity contest." Brown's task as manager of the Artists Series is to -' 'Ji m t,, i,, 1, i ,i , ~,,,:i.. What's Inside the daily voiced concern that they.might look "red faced" when it came time to approve the Alpha permit if they turned down the Phi Psi permit. "I think it's ridiculous for fire companies to parade around too," Patterson said. Fortunately cooler heads ruled and the permit was approved with the stipulations that the Council send a letter of disapproval to the motorcade sponsors. Phi Psi will be allowed to have its motorcade, the council members won't look red faced and we'll all sleep a little easier tonight. , "Temple University has a growing majority of students who have en tered into the heady world of group sex," Genesis says. "Sensuous Temple coeds are enthusiastic about swinging as a medium to express their sex drives." And that's the difference between Beaver Avenue and Broad Street. t ,,„ A the thought... Among its other "small lovable fluffy pets," Ballengers is selling Easter lizards and_ Eaqter_ hermit crabs. And if you don't like them how about an Easter tarantula? Quote of the week: first and foremost Grant Ackerman, USG president -elect, moments after being told that he had won: "We've got some thank you's to make. First, I want to thank my graphic artist . . ." by Dave Skidmore Correction Yesterday's Daily Collegian in correctly quoted Time magazine as saying that Rev. Sun Myung Moon's followers had brainwashed people and resorted to abduction. The sentence should have read "Many parents claim that Moon's followers have brainwashed their children and some of these parents have resorted to abduction to get their children back." The Collegian regrets the error artists arrange the major source of performing arts en tertainment for a university and local community of more than 60,000 persons, each with a different artistic taste. She has a yearly budget of approximately $260,000 with which to do it. The Series receives approximately $lOO,OOO of its annual budget from the University; from that amount, the salaries of Series employees three full-time staff members, two clerical assistants and a handful of part time assistants must be paid. The University's con tribution also pays most of the cost of running the Series itself: subscription drives, postage, advertising, etc. The rest of the Series' annual budget is provided by revenues from ticket sales, both subscription and general sale. It is from this amount, approximately $155,000, that the Series pays its talent fees. The process of constructing an Artists Series program begins one year in advance, in the fall. The Artists Series Advisory Board meets then to make suggestions and discuss possible performers for the next year's schedule. (This year, the advisory board consisted of 6 faculty and staff members, two graduate students, four undergraduates and four ex-officio members.) In addition, suggestions from subscribers and the general public are discussed. One of the reasons the advisory board meets in the fall is that the National Association of Concert Managers is convened in mid-December in New York City. At this convention, agents for performers meet with concert and arts managers from across the country to arrange the next year's programs. Many of the contacts that will result in contracts for the Artists Series are made at this meeting. '.•.:- . ',.....',''.'.'.' .. . - :': . . - ....'..: . '..'_',..:..,"..,i''', - :, - ',:.',.'..'..,. -. .....'.'.'.'•.'..'..'.',..':.•:••:......:• . . -- o.:•:1.1,:e-......•. - :.,.:..larl An alleged hazing incident has forced the national chapter of Omega Psi Phi to place its Penn State fraternity under suspension pending the outcome of an Interfraternity Council Board of Control hearing April 12. Anthony Jones (3rd-community development), has filed charges with IFC against the fraternity, alleging physical and mental abuse and requesting compensation for hospital bills and mental anguish sustained throughout a March 13 "hell" week. Jones said tie had been part,of a pledge class of six at the'start of Winter teim, but that hazing incidents had prompted the five others to drop out. He had stayed because he wanted to become a brother and "change things from within the fraternity." Other sources ,stated that aside from the "extensive paddling," the fraternity had developed a utensil called a Sammy, of two hangers, folded in half with twisted ends and tied together with tape or cloth. Jones said he had been beaten with the object frequently during the "hell" week Rabin resigns over bank account scandal JERUSALEM (UPI) Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin resigned yesterday as head of the ruling Labor party amid a scandal over his secret U.S. bank account and said he will not run in elections scheduled next month. "I greatly regret that I am ending my service this way," Rabin said. , The move threw open Labor's choice for prime minister in the May 17 elec tions, and Defense Minister Shimon Peres, a hardliner on surrendering occupied Arab territory, immediately became the front runner for the ruling party's nomination. Rabin's decision, announced on nationwide radio and television, came after Attorney General Aharon Barak said he would seek legal proceedings against Rabin's wife, Leah. She is ac cused of lying by stating a joint account she held with her husband in the United States contained only $2,000 when $lB,OOO .. page 3 . . page 6 . . page 7 . page 9 ... pagel3 pages 15, 16 fund Series' stars Keith Stroup, president of the National Organization for the Reform of Mari• Court of Common Pleas. Earlier, (right) he had a similar message for 500 juana Laws, left, exchanges views on marijuana law reforms with Richard M. people in Eisenhower Auditorium. Sharp (center) and Thomas E. Sterling, candidates for judge of Centre County Frat suspended for alleged hazing By DOUG ROOT Collegian Staff Writer period and other sources confirmed that another pledge had had the blood' vessels cut on his hand as a result of being beaten with the object. Jones eventually was hospitalized in Ritenour Health Center for a four-day period suffering from numerous bruises, hematoma of the hip and thigh, and exhaustion, the result of a series of or deals that the freshman underwent March 14 and 15. Jones said he had been required to dress in heavy clothing, that he had been denied food, drink and sleep for a period of more than 24 hours, and that he had been required to carry two bricks with hiM during the etitire - Peikid." Other sources stated that he had been told to visit the apartments of the fraternity brothers and forced to eat raw eggs, spoiled tunafish and mustard, while peanut butter was rubbed under his arms. Jones said he had been told to run errands, back and forth from Parkway Plaza to Eastgate apartments and had spent most of the next day running in the 80 degree heat. Jones was found collapsed at ap-, proximately 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in front of actually was on deposit. "If she stands trial, I would stand trial with her and I would not claim immunity as a member of parliament," Rabin said. Labor Party sources said the party's 815-member central committee will meet Sunday, possibly to conduct another vote on who is to be its candidate for prime minister. Rabin, 55, who was slightly favored to win the election, made his decision at a time when Labor faces the toughest challenge to its leadership since the state of Israel was formed in 1948 from the opposition candidacy of ar cheologist Yigael Yadin, head of the Democratic Movement for Change. "I am not prepared to assume responsibility, albeit for what I consider a minor mistake, for the damage that the Labor party could suffer in the forth coming elections," Rabin said. By mid-winter, the next year's program is largely settled, with only a few changes being made in spring and summer. Occasionally, however, with very popular artists like Beverly Sills and foreign orchestras like the Leningad, arrangements must be made two years in ad vance. In March, the Artists Series announced its 1977-1978 program. It will be a special year for the Series, its 20th anniversary year and at least one Bart of the 1977 program will echo the original 1957 season: on Sept. 14, the Cleveland Orchestra, under the direction of Loren Maazel, will open the Music Series in Eisenhower Auditorium. As one illustration of the changes in the Series in those 20 years, the 1957 fee of the Cleveland Orchestra was $5,400. In that year, the Series . total talent budget was $38,400. In 1977, the orchestra's fee will be $6,000, from a total talent budget of more than $155,000. In those years, ticket prices also have increased, although for the first 11 years of the Series, from 1957 to 1968, tickets were free to students. From 1969 to 1973, ticket prices for students were free for Schwab events and $1.50 for Rec Hall performances. In 1974-75, the low est priced student tickets increased to $1.50; in 1975-76 to $1.75; and in 1976-77, to $2. In recent years, the proportion of student subscribers to the Artists Series has remained steady at 70 per cent. Brown describes the primary responsibility of the Series as "an education in the arts for our students." For this reason, the brunt of the increase in ticket prices this year was borne by the non-student subscribers, according to Brown. Continued on page 6 Beta Sigma Beta, 225 E. Fairmount charged with causing physical and-or: Avenue, by Brad Schwartz, a brother at mental abuse incurred on University-. the fraternity who called an ambulance. owned and operated properties, causing . Tom Conroy, IFC president, said, "Our mental and physical embarrassment, judicial branch is new this year —it has and violating the IFC's national, been totally redone in anticipation of just secretaries position on hazing. such a case." . Al Jenkins, president of Omega Psi Conroy said Omega Psi Phi was being • Phi, had no comment. German measle incidence rises above normal levels There is a higher than normal number he added. of reported cases of rubella (German This poses a threat to pregnant women measles) in the area, according to Dr. in the first trimester of their pregnancy John A. Hargleroad 11, Director of the because rubella has been known to cause Ritenour Health Center. birth defects. If the mother is exposed to According to Hargleroad, spring is the the disease, she should get a blood test to season for rubella, but there are now check for rubella anti-bodies. If the anti more cases than usual. The major bodies are not present, Gammaglobulin problem of rubella is the mild symptoms. would be administered, Hargleroad said. People who are infected don't stay The symptoms of rubella are a three isolated in their rooms, Hargleroad said. day rash and swollen glands around the Some even go to classes and eat in the-- neck and behind the ears. The disease is dining halls thus spreading it even more, contagious up to the last day of the rash. Rabin said he informed the Labor party secretary, Meir Zarmi, that "I am returning the mandate that I won from the Labor party convention to head the party's ticket in the Knesset parliament elections." Rabin announced he also will try to end his role as head of the caretaker government, though there is no legal precedent for such p move. He resigned as prime minister in December when his coalition became a minority government with his ouster of the National Religious party. The scandal over the illegal bank account in the United States has troubled the Labor party for months. Rabin admitted he and his wife held a joint account in Washington am mounting to $lB,OOO though he said it has shrunk to $lO,OOO. It is against the law in Israel to hold any money in a foreign bank. Ten cents per copy Friday, April 8, 1977 Vol. 77, No. 145 16 pages University Park, Pennsylvania Published by Students of The Pennsylvania State University The money was accumulated during Rabin's tenure from 1968 to 1973 as ambassador to Washington. "I feel formal and moral respon sibility, like my wife, for all that has happened," Rabin said. I am not prepared to put up with a fact that her legal position would be different than my own." The departure of Rabin from Israel's political scene, particularly if it means a hardliner such as Peres would take over, could severely affect attempts by Washington to negotiate a Middle East peace settlement. Party sources said a compromise candidate such as Justice Minister Haim Zadok, considered a party strongman close to Rabin's position on a Middle East settlement, could get the top spot. The party chose Rabin at its convention in February. Peres lost to Rabin by 41 votes. 4 :; COPIE'S
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